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Harvard Recruiting PC Power to Find Better Solar-Panel Materials
eWeek - By Chris Preimesberger Harvard and IBM are reaching out to find and utilize as many unused computing cycles as possible to complete some time-consuming energy projects. Big Blue donates cloud to unborn solar cells IBM takes grid to the clouds and aids solar research |
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An anonymous reader writes “Netflix on Tivo is officially out and leaving satellite users out in the cold. Tivo announced today that if you are a subscriber to both services then you can start receiving many Netflix titles on your Tivo for no extra charge. This is only available to subscribers with TiVo HD, TiVo HD XL and TiVo Series3 DVRs. The majority of Tivo’s subscribers are probably Series 2 owners and will be forced to ‘upgrade’ if they want this new service but it won’t be that easy for those on satellite. Tivo’s current model lineup does not really offer a solution for satellite subscribers. The HD and HD XL are cable only and there is no sign of the Series 3 on their site.” Another reader also writes to tell us that “Linux PC and AppleTV users are about to gain the ability to stream Netflix’s movies and TV shows directly to their systems. Although Netflix’s instant watch service only officially supports Windows and Mac, Boxee expects to release Netflix streaming support to the Ubuntu version of its free A/V media center software within a couple of days, and says that adding Netflix streaming support to AppleTV asap is its top priority.”
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PC World – Here’s something to put on your 2009 checklist: more realistic in-game physics. You know, the extra math in a virtual world that can transform the flat, instantaneous stain from a tomato flung at a wall into a pulpy, drooling mess of spatter. Now insert whatever your M-Rated imagination cares to conjure in place of “tomato.”
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HARTFORD, CT—”It’s really no hassle,” Sarah Dobbs, 44, said. “If you’re gone and need someone to drop in on them, I’d be happy to do it. I’m just glad to help.”
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In states from Virginia to Maine, oak trees have failed to produce the usual abundance of acorns. What do you think?
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AMD renegotiated its deal with its Abu Dhabi partners, giving AMD a smaller stake in its new foundry and less money to give up shares of the new AMD.
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CNET – The Pulitzer Prize Board is finally recognizing the obvious: if newsprint’s highest journalism award wants to stay relevant it had better welcome the Web.
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KANSAS CITY, MO—President Bush sustained serious head injuries, massive internal bleeding, and a broken left leg Monday morning after being…
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The holidays are almost here, and Google’s got some freebies for you — if you sign up soon.
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 Electronic House |
Netflix 'Watch Instantly' Library Available on TiVos
PC Magazine - by Chloe Albanesius The DVD rental company's offering was recently extended to Mac users and included in the new Xbox 360 upgrade, and it will now be available to TiVo subscribers. Hands-on with Netflix streaming on TiVo Netflix HD streaming on TiVo goes live |
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 bit-tech.net |
Partners: Microsoft On Right Track With Windows 7
CRN - By Kevin McLaughlin, ChannelWeb As Microsoft moves toward a possible mid-January public release of the first Windows 7 beta, many channel partners like what they're seeing from Microsoft and the way it's communicating about the next version of Windows. Microsoft Vista SP2 beta: Nothing obviously new has been added Installing Vista SP2 Beta |
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 The Tech Herald |
Eight easy steps to iPhone security
InfoWorld - Apple's irresistible iPhone is a prize for thieves, vandals, and hackers too. Follow these tips to protect your device and its data. Three Apps Define Apple's Mobile Platform Apple killed GPS to get the iPhone in Egypt. What will it kill for … |
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Vista SP2 Beta: More Efficient, But Not By Much
Washington Post - Vista Service Pack 2 Beta features tools and improvements designed to make Vista more efficient. We take a look at two of them. Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from the … Partners: Microsoft On Right Track With Windows 7 Microsoft Vista SP2 beta: Nothing obviously new has been added |
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brothke writes “The 1962 song Wipe Out, with its energetic drum solo started, was the impetus for many people to take up playing the drums. Similarly, Nmap, the legendary network scanner, likely interested many in the art of hacking, and for some, started a career for security professionals and hackers. Nmap and its creator Fyodor need no introduction to anyone on Slashdot. With that, Nmap Network Scanning: The Official Nmap Project Guide to Network Discovery and Security Scanning, is a most useful guide to anyone interested in fully utilizing Nmap.” Read on for the rest of Ben’s review.
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Onion Radio News – with Doyle Redland
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Oh, America. Eight years went by so fast, didn’t they? I feel like I hardly got to know you and methodically undermine everything you once stood…
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Publisher's description of Mozilla Firefox
CNET News - Firefox 3.1 beta 2 is a developer preview release of Mozilla's next generation Firefox browser and is being made available for testing purposes only. Mozilla launches Firefox 3.1 Beta 2, now with 'Private Browsing' First look: Firefox 3.1 beta 2, now with private browsing |
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AP – President-elect Barack Obama should create a new White House office to protect cyberspace from hackers, thieves and foreign agents, coordinating security efforts across U.S. military, intelligence and civilian agencies, according to a new report from a panel of leading government and industry experts.
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Three years late and nearly $360 million over budget, the Capitol Visitor Center is finally open in Washington, D.C. What do you think?
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WASHINGTON—President George W. Bush sustained a perforation injury to his right eyelid when a pneumatic nail gun malfunctioned and shot a…
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PC World – Google has released new software designed to let Web developers write more powerful programs that can work directly with an operating system, rather than having to be run through a browser.
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NEW YORK—NFL players were quick to capitalize on the distraction Plaxico Burress created by shooting himself at a Manhattan nightclub last weekend, embarking on a crime spree that has claimed an estimated 300 lives and inflicted more than…
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The family of 34-year-old Jdimytai Damour is suing Wal-Mart for creating the unsafe atmosphere in which he was trampled to death by a crowd of…
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ATLANTA—All of area resident Brian Shepard’s problems, including his fear of commitment, lack of personal direction, and inability to learn…
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Cisco, anticipating video tsunami, builds up network smarts
Computerworld - By Stephen Lawson December 8, 2008 (IDG News Service) Saying video will soon dominate all types of data networks, Cisco Systems Inc. today launched a multipronged effort to make it better-suited for handling that traffic. Cisco Appliance Puts Video Atop Unified Communications, Collaboration Cisco Delivers Advanced Network-Based Media Processing Platform |
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 ZDNet |
Wikipedia Censorship Sparks Free Speech Debate
Washington Post - A banning of a controversial Wikipedia entry in the UK has raised serious free speech issues. Have watchdogs gone too far or not far enough? Wikipedia article censored in UK for the first time Wikipedia Censored In UK Over Nude Girl |
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High ISO performance and noise compared to Canon 5D, Nikon D700/D3, and Sony A900….
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We take a look at the mid-range X58 motherboards from ASUS, EVGA, Gigabyte, and MSI….
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Intel uses silicon photonics for faster data transfer over long …
CrunchGear - By Shaila Luther Intel has developed a device, called the Avalance Photodetector (APD), that will boost optical communication speeds to get devices to communicate faster. Intel trumpets world's fastest silicon photonic detector* Intel creates technology for low-cost 40 Gb/s optical links |
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PC World – A worm program that has been tricking Facebook users into downloading malicious software since July has resurfaced.
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anerva writes “Black market criminals are offering to sell details on 21 million German bank accounts for €12M ($15.3M), according to an investigative report (German; Google translation) published Saturday. In November reporters for WirtschaftsWoche (Economic Week) had a face-to-face meeting with criminals in a Hamburg hotel, according to the magazine. Posing as buyers working for a gambling business, the journalists were able to strike a price of €0.55 per record, or €12M for all the data. They were given a CD containing the 1.2 million accounts when they asked for assurances that the information they would be buying was legitimate.” 21 million is three in four existing German bank accounts.
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PC World – Rumor has it Metal Gear Solid 4 is soon to grace the Xbox 360 and reward the platform faithful. The rumor itself is nothing new, but the picture above, just unveiled by Konami at this website, has speculators salivating. Since the colors are electric green on black, and since the symbol to the right looks an awful lot like the symbol in the middle of the power button on the face of the 360, it’s not hard to see why.
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PC World – Intel on Friday said it is researching technology to harvest free energy from the environment, which could lead to devices such as mobile phones running for indefinite periods without recharging.
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AP – After a day of dirty diapers and “Dora the Explorer,” of laundry and homework time, when her four kids are finally asleep, Sarah Ninesling begins roaming the ruins of a post-apocalyptic Washington, D.C., fighting mutants to help save the survivors of a nuclear war.
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PC World – With the U.S. economy in a recession, and low broadband sign-ups during the past two quarters, you’d think broadband providers would be eager for new customers.
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PC World – Microsoft has released an early version of an open-source content management platform that developers can use to build sophisticated blogs or large Web sites.
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Adults Get Their Game Face On
CRN - By Jennifer Bosavage, ChannelWeb Video games aren't just for kids anymore: A new Pew Internet Research study found that 53 percent of American adults age 18 and older play video games and roughly 21 percent play every day or almost every day. More Than Half of US Adults Play Video Games Study: Over 50% Of US Adults Play Games, Platform Choices Split By Age |
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PC World – Microsoft Asia Pacific has responded to researchers’ claims that enterprise chief information officers “have not warmed to the Vista operating system over the past year.”
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PC World – Hewlett-Packard hopes to widen the use of its desktop virtualization products with new software that will improve video playback and allow the use of USB peripherals such as webcams, the company announced Monday.
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JERUSALEM—”Sure it belches smoke and has no grass-clipping bag but that’s not the point—if you borrow something you return it,” said diplomat Dr. Sayid Al-Habib.
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